2001
Development of Layer I Neurons in the Primate Cerebral Cortex
Zecevic N, Rakic P. Development of Layer I Neurons in the Primate Cerebral Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 5607-5619. PMID: 11466432, PMCID: PMC6762645, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-15-05607.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexLayer ILayer I cellsLayer I neuronsPrimate cerebral cortexCajal-Retzius cellsSubpial granular layerGABAergic neuronsGABAergic interneuronsCortical plateI neuronsGanglionic eminenceMacaque monkeysPial surfaceOlfactory primordiumI cellsNeuronsMonth periodLong gestationGranular layerCortexUltrastructural analysisCorticogenesisCellsPrimates
1998
Distinct Modes of Neuronal Migration in Different Domains of Developing Cerebellar Cortex
Komuro H, Rakic P. Distinct Modes of Neuronal Migration in Different Domains of Developing Cerebellar Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 1478-1490. PMID: 9454856, PMCID: PMC6792738, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-04-01478.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranule cellsInternal granular layerBergmann glial fibersGlial fibersMost granule cellsMossy fiber terminalsLocal environmental cuesPurkinje cell layerGranular layerAcute cerebellar slice preparationCerebellar slice preparationSynaptic contactsGranule cell movementSlice preparationFiber terminalsBergmann gliaCerebellar cortexPostmitotic neuronsNeuronal migrationNeuronsSomaCell layerCerebellar neurogenesisPresent studyDifferent cellular microenvironments
1990
Developmental expression of GABA and subunits of the GABAA receptor complex in an inhibitory synaptic circuit in the rat cerebellum
Meinecke D, Rakic P. Developmental expression of GABA and subunits of the GABAA receptor complex in an inhibitory synaptic circuit in the rat cerebellum. Brain Research 1990, 55: 73-86. PMID: 2170058, DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(90)90107-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABAA receptor subunitsGranule cellsSynaptic circuitsGABAA receptorsPresynaptic elementsReceptor labelingReceptor subunitsGABAA/benzodiazepine receptor complexGolgi II neuronsInhibitory synaptic circuitsSpecific synaptic circuitsGranular layerInhibitory transmitter GABAFifth postnatal dayGABAA receptor complexCentral nervous systemCerebellum of ratsBenzodiazepine receptor complexMature granule cellsReceptor complexPresence of GABAInternal granular layerAlpha 1 subunitGABA transmittersGABAergic afferents
1973
Organization of cerebellar cortex secondary to deficit of granule cells in weaver mutant mice
Rakic P, Sidman R. Organization of cerebellar cortex secondary to deficit of granule cells in weaver mutant mice. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1973, 152: 133-161. PMID: 4761656, DOI: 10.1002/cne.901520203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranule cellsExternal granular layerGolgi type II neuronsPurkinje cellsHeterozygous weaver miceType II neuronsMossy fiber terminalsWeaver mutant micePurkinje cell dendritesGranular layerExternal granule cellsIntrinsic axonsLocal cellular milieuSynaptic contactsForm synapsesEarly recognitionAxonal contactCell dendritesPostsynaptic elementsBergmann glial fibersMembrane thickeningMossy fibersDendritic spinesFiber terminalsMolecular layer